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Army of the Cumberland
Battle of Missionary Ridge
ActiveOctober 24, 1862 – August 1, 1865
CountryArmy of the Cumberland United States
Branch United States Army
TypeField army
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
  • Battle of Stones River
  • Tullahoma Campaign
  • Battle of Chickamauga
  • Chattanooga Campaign
  • Atlanta Campaign
  • Franklin–Nashville Campaign
Commanders
Notable
commanders
William S. Rosecrans
George H. Thomas
Robert Anderson

The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.

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